The 20 Best Super Mario Power-Ups
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1. Tanooki Leaf
There’s nothing more exciting for Super Mario fans than the sound of our hero grabbing a power-up. These are the 20 best, and the powers they get you. Like the Tanooki Leaf, which scores you a Tanooki Mario suit with flippy tail!
2. Super Mushroom
What you get: Super Mario!
3. Fire Flower
What you get: Fireball-tossing Mario!
4. 1–Up Mushroom
What you get: An Extra Life for Mario!
5. Double Cherry
What you get: Double Mario!
6. Star
What you get: Invincible Mario! For like five seconds.
7. Mega Mushroom
What you get: Stomping Mushroom City Mario!
8. Invincibility Leaf
What you get: A white Tanooki/raccoon Mario who (almost) can’t die!
9. Cat Bell
What you get: Meow Mario! Wall Climbing Mario!
10. Boomerang Flower
What you get: Boomerang-tossing Mario!
11. Bee Mario
What you get: A hovering and buzzing Mario!
12. Flying Squirrel Mario
What you get: Gliding Mario!
13. Metal Mario
What you get: Sink-to-the-bottom Mario!
14. Pal Pill
What you get: The 8-man army, with a bunch of tiny lil' Marios!
15. Spring Mario
What you get: Crazy outta control jumping Mario!
16. Boo Mushroom
What you get: Mario disguised as a Boo!
17. Ice Flower
It gets you: Iceball-tossing Mario!
18. Propeller Mushroom
What you get: Temporary floating and more coins!
19. Penquin Suit
What you get: Super-sliding Mario!
20. Rock Mushroom
What you get: A big ball of chaos Mario!